8:52 PM,
Feb. 21, 2014

Wisconsin wide receiver Jared Abbrederis said Friday that he has talked with the Packers and other teams at the NFL combine.

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■ Former Wisconsin receiver Jared Abbrederis said he's talked with the Packers and a number of other teams at this week's combine.

The 6-foot-1, 195-pound native of Wautoma is projected as a mid-round pick and is hoping to run his 40-yard dash in 4.4 seconds. A former walk-on at Wisconsin, Abbrederis patterned his game after former Packers receiver Donald Driver and could relate to Driver's humble football beginnings.

"I love the way he played the game," Abbrederis said. "The fearlessness going over the middle, kind of his underdog story as well, and how he grew up and then being ...